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Number Theory in Mathematics Education - Perspectives and Prospects (Hardcover)
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Number Theory in Mathematics Education - Perspectives and Prospects (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series
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This book offers multiple interconnected perspectives on the
largely untapped potential of elementary number theory for
mathematics education: its formal and cognitive nature, its
relation to arithmetic and algebra, its accessibility, its utility
and intrinsic merits, to name just a few. Its purpose is to promote
explication and critical dialogue about these issues within the
international mathematics education community. The studies comprise
a variety of pedagogical and research orientations by an
international group of researchers that, collectively, make a
compelling case for the relevance and importance of number theory
in mathematics education in both pre K-16 settings and mathematics
teacher education. Topics variously engaged include: *understanding
particular concepts related to numerical structure and number
theory; *elaborating on the historical and psychological relevance
of number theory in concept development; *attaining a smooth
transition and extension from pattern recognition to formative
principles; *appreciating the aesthetics of number structure;
*exploring its suitability in terms of making connections leading
to aha! insights and reaching toward the learner's affective
domain; *reexamining previously constructed knowledge from a novel
angle; *investigating connections between technique and theory;
*utilizing computers and calculators as pedagogical tools; and
*generally illuminating the role number theory concepts could play
in developing mathematical knowledge and reasoning in students and
teachers. Overall, the chapters of this book highlight number
theory-related topics as a stepping-stone from arithmetic toward
generalization and algebraic formalism, and as a means for
providing intuitively grounded meanings of numbers, variables,
functions, and proofs. Number Theory in Mathematics Education:
Perspectives and Prospects is of interest to researchers, teacher
educators, and students in the field of mathematics education, and
is well suited as a text for upper-level mathematics education
courses.
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